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Martignas-sur-Jalle

Coordinates: 44°50′30″N 0°46′28″W / 44.8417°N 0.7744°W / 44.8417; -0.7744
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Martignas-sur-Jalle
The church in Martignas-sur-Jalle
The church in Martignas-sur-Jalle
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Martignas-sur-Jalle is located in France
Martignas-sur-Jalle
Martignas-sur-Jalle
Martignas-sur-Jalle is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Martignas-sur-Jalle
Martignas-sur-Jalle
Coordinates: 44°50′30″N 0°46′28″W / 44.8417°N 0.7744°W / 44.8417; -0.7744
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonMérignac-2
IntercommunalityBordeaux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme Pescina[1]
Area
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26.39 km2 (10.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,850
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33273 /33127
Elevation22–46 m (72–151 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Martignas-sur-Jalle (French pronunciation: [maʁtiɲas syʁ ʒal]; Occitan: Martinhàs de Jalas) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Historically, the town is known to have been the theater of the Battle of Martignas [fr], where 500 to 600 longbowmen commanded by John Talbot were slaughtered by the French cavalry commanded by the Duke of Bourbon and the Count of Foix.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 994—    
1975 1,424+5.27%
1982 3,726+14.73%
1990 5,732+5.53%
1999 5,574−0.31%
2007 6,809+2.53%
2012 7,313+1.44%
2017 7,386+0.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE